I'm Sorry Darla, I meant to send this to the List. > I wonder why Erie can have a massive library at their Historical Society and > Meadville can not. > Is it because of mis management, failure to plan, no grant writing > committee. Correct me if I'm wrong, but > didn't the CCHS have a falling out with their former host. With this in mind > it sounds if everyone will pay > for some bad decisions. If this is true I would have a hard time shelling > out $5 every visit. > What does anyone think? > > Rick > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Darla Mader" <dsmader@qwest.net> > To: <PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 10:18 PM > Subject: RE: [PACRAWFO] NEW FEES - Crawford County Historical Society > > > > I agree with you Rob. I have never been able to go to Crawford County > > PA and I am a $15 dollar a year member too. I'm sure that they have > > expenses in the new place and I would be happy to pay $5 to get in the > > door. > > > > Darla Mader > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: waltonrp@bellsouth.net [mailto:waltonrp@bellsouth.net] > > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 6:33 PM > > To: PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [PACRAWFO] NEW FEES - Crawford County Historical Society > > > > > > I have to say that everytime I have been at the Historical Society, the > > information that I was able to research was definately worth $5. I live > > near > > Miami, and plan to visit Crawford this year, I'll just become a member. > > $15 > > a year is a pretty good deal for all the information that they archive > > there. They should have charged a long time ago IMO. > > > > Rob WALTON > > > > > > > > Just FYI, for all of you who have used or plan to use the Crawford > > County Historical Society - they now charge a $5.00 admission fee. They > > have not widely publicized this, but since their move to the new > > facility, this formerly free and open society is on the fast track to > > extinction. The new facility is smaller and much less user friendly > > than the old one. I had to work standing up for almost 2 hours. > > > > > > Having been there for 2 months now, they still have yet to put a sign > > out in front of the building. Even the paper sign on the door mentions > > nothing about the new entrance fee, but they approach you immediately > > upon entrance to demand it. > > > > > > I won't be visiting there again anytime soon, and will never again > > donate my work to them. It is sad to see the society go into decline so > > quickly. I would not be surprised to see them close permanently before > > long. > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > > ~ SUBJECT LINES ~ > > Think about it!! A picture's worth 1000 words; a Subject Line more! The > > 4 W's: Who? What? When? and Where? Don't leave home without 'em! > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > > Looking for your ancestors in Crawford County? Visit the Crawford County, > PA USGenWeb site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacrawfo > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > >
Sounds like too many people are looking for a free ride. The most you have to pay is $15 a year. Even one visit would be worth that to me. Instead of criticizing an organization of dedicated volunteers, how about giving them some financial and moral support for all the good work they do? Dave Palmer Mount Jackson, Virginia Rick Polaski wrote: > I'm Sorry Darla, I meant to send this to the List. > > > I wonder why Erie can have a massive library at their Historical Society > and > > Meadville can not. > > Is it because of mis management, failure to plan, no grant writing > > committee. Correct me if I'm wrong, but > > didn't the CCHS have a falling out with their former host. With this in > mind > > it sounds if everyone will pay > > for some bad decisions. If this is true I would have a hard time shelling > > out $5 every visit. > > What does anyone think? > > > > Rick > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Darla Mader" <dsmader@qwest.net> > > To: <PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 10:18 PM > > Subject: RE: [PACRAWFO] NEW FEES - Crawford County Historical Society > > > > > > > I agree with you Rob. I have never been able to go to Crawford County > > > PA and I am a $15 dollar a year member too. I'm sure that they have > > > expenses in the new place and I would be happy to pay $5 to get in the > > > door. > > > > > > Darla Mader > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: waltonrp@bellsouth.net [mailto:waltonrp@bellsouth.net] > > > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 6:33 PM > > > To: PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: [PACRAWFO] NEW FEES - Crawford County Historical Society > > > > > > > > > I have to say that everytime I have been at the Historical Society, the > > > information that I was able to research was definately worth $5. I live > > > near > > > Miami, and plan to visit Crawford this year, I'll just become a member. > > > $15 > > > a year is a pretty good deal for all the information that they archive > > > there. They should have charged a long time ago IMO. > > > > > > Rob WALTON > > > > > > > > > > > Just FYI, for all of you who have used or plan to use the Crawford > > > County Historical Society - they now charge a $5.00 admission fee. They > > > have not widely publicized this, but since their move to the new > > > facility, this formerly free and open society is on the fast track to > > > extinction. The new facility is smaller and much less user friendly > > > than the old one. I had to work standing up for almost 2 hours. > > > > > > > > Having been there for 2 months now, they still have yet to put a sign > > > out in front of the building. Even the paper sign on the door mentions > > > nothing about the new entrance fee, but they approach you immediately > > > upon entrance to demand it. > > > > > > > > I won't be visiting there again anytime soon, and will never again > > > donate my work to them. It is sad to see the society go into decline so > > > quickly. I would not be surprised to see them close permanently before > > > long. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > > > ~ SUBJECT LINES ~ > > > Think about it!! A picture's worth 1000 words; a Subject Line more! The > > > 4 W's: Who? What? When? and Where? Don't leave home without 'em! > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > > > Looking for your ancestors in Crawford County? Visit the Crawford > County, > > PA USGenWeb site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacrawfo > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > ~ SUBJECT LINES ~ > Think about it!! A picture's worth 1000 words; a Subject Line more! The > 4 W's: Who? What? When? and Where? Don't leave home without 'em! > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237